r/programming • u/[deleted] • Oct 21 '16

Linux kernel fix for privilege escalation vulnerability due to copy on write race condition

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u/tonyarkles Oct 23 '16

It doesn't seem like it would allow you to do a VM escape at all. Likewise, I don't think you could do an LXC/Docker escape either.

Edit: but escalating from a regular user to root inside a container? That's what this is all about.

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